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Imran Siddiqui
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The Potterverse
Jan 1970
time: 00:32
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Got it yesterday! I really like it so far. The presentation is top notch. The graphics are great (I especially like that birds fly away when you run up behind them). I've just reached adulthood and will go on my first real quest the next time I play. At the guild house you can choose your quest and you'd transported right to that city. It seems that every quest is within a city, but there is a LOT of countryside around each of the cities which looks like prime area for exploring (I'd imagine those that finished in 15 hours didn't go wandering too much).
Unfortunetly it seems all the girls in the guild don't look to favorably on a guy wearing a villager outfit... even when he wants to flirt with them. Ah well, maybe later on  .
Any complaints? Not really up to now. It's been easy (which I've heard that the game is), but the story, so far, seems somewhat intriguing, if cookie cutter. It seems most of the major quests will be to kill something. I'm sure you'll get minor quests in the town (as I've gotten in the guild and in the first city). I like the stories in the books, but I wish they were more detailed, like the books in Morrowind.
It's very Zelda-like (that reviewer was on the ball) in terms of feel, but it has experience as well. I think the back of the box describes it as a 'Role Playing Action Adventure', which sounds about right.
So far, I'm really enjoying it! 
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Calgary, Alberta
Nov 1999
time: 22:32
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I'm still in the early stages of the game. I'm having trouble deciding if I want to be good, or evil... I started off wanting to be good, but it's so easy to be evil. It's so tempting to walk into people's houses that they leave unlocked and restock, rather than paying. But then they get mad at you and won't sell things to you...so then you need to murder them all.  So right now I'm slightly evil, since I did do good things like stop some bullying and saved a bunch of people from giant wasps (though I did kill two of them because I 'flirted' with them and they had negative reactions...)
This game is very, very promising so far. One thing I'm trying to watch is what I eat. I want an attractive player.  Right now he's about 18 years old, with brightass blue eyes. I stole some pass thing to get a haircut once I find a barbershop too, we'll see what I can do (that's so gay). But I'm honestly avoiding fatty foods to eat (food replenishes health), because I don't want a fatass player. You see, depending on your actions, and what you eat, your character looks much, much different. Evil people look dark and have evil-looking faces overtime, perhaps tatoos and whatnot...mages tend to go bald and grey, looking mage-ish. I'm likely going for a melee-character, so I'm slowly bulking up. I'm only ever-so-slightly evil right now, so I've got a slight border on my eyes that makes me look somewhat evil...And some villagers say "Oh no, not him again!" when I come into town.
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Imran Siddiqui
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The Potterverse
Jan 1970
time: 00:32
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claim that Fable is very short, 15-20 hours short |
That's only if you do the main quests. I was having some fun wandering around the countryside. This old coot that I saved from wasps gave me a fishing rod and taught me how to fish, I was doing the fishing mini-game and catching a nice quantity of fish which I could use later to replenish my health.
And I was doing some minor quests, like leading traders to where they wanted to go, etc, etc. If you wander around the countryside, I can easily see this game going 50 hours. There seems to be much more to do than just the stated guild quests. Though if you dally, the 'voice' will say there is an important quest, kind of annoying, if you ask me.
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once I find a barbershop too, we'll see what I can do
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There is one in Browerstown.
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Anyway, the game is the BLAST! I'm having a good deal of fun. I've gotten 4 trophies so far and have been building up my renown showing it to people in Browerstown. I've also gotten some new haircuts (and beard and mustaches) and I got women with the hearts above their head (meaning they want some of my character ). Though I diluted some of my attractiveness rating by buying leather armor, which protects me better, but also makes me less attractive.
So far, I've been good. I really liked that in one main quest, you could choose to either protect the farm from bandits or join the bandits and attack it. That's always fun .
I'm just going around the world. Maybe I'll fish a little more and then listen to the Guildmaster and take the escorting traders main quest (bah!). At the very least, it'll get me more renown... and cash. Though I do like the fact that the more renown I get the villagers refer to me as 'Wasp Killer' (though some still do call me 'Chicken Chaser'  ) and give me lower prices because of it.
Right now I'm mostly melee, but I want to involve more magic into the fold. I like unleashing lightening on those wasps. The control scheme is a bit wierd with the 'L' button (mainly because this is the first game I've played where I've had to target people), but I'm getting used to it.
I also love the fact that if you wait too long to take a non-essential quest, it disappears. So they are open forever... and some quests take a hero of much renown (so I have to work on that).
Oh, and that Whisper is a *****!
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But I need my RPG fix, and I'm not sure Fable will do the trick. I guess I'll have to wait for KOTOR 2. |
True, Fable is more of a Role playing action-adventure. For a true RPG experience, I'd recommend 'Jade Empire' (Bioware game) as well as KOTOR 2.
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Maquiladora
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The Molyneaux part really scares me, but from all reports it looks pretty good. |
From the reports Black & White looked good.
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So I'll rent it. (Something PC owners can't do!) |
No, PC owners can just download the full game for free. (without using modchips, not including DC)
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i read the game is sorta unbalanced and ranged charaters a bit broken. the targeting system for magic especially is said to be bad so you will end up killing lots of friendlies by mistake. it auto targets them and there is no way not to. other than that it sounds pretty good so far.
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Imran Siddiqui
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The Potterverse
Jan 1970
time: 00:32
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Played a lot more last year (and slept WAAAY later than I should have because of it).
I'm really getting into the meat of the game. I did the 'build up a hero' quests and now I seems I'm in the 'main story' quests. The graphics were stunning the Darkwood and the Balverines were amazing! They looked stunning and were somewhat difficult to dispatch.
I broke the bank and got myself an Obsidian Greatsword. Best ~5000 gold, I ever spent . I put a flame augmentation in it and it kicks ass. Though at some point I have to upgrade my armor from leather. Though I don't have the money for plate armor yet. Hell, I'm still wearing Villager pants.
My character also has some distinctiveness. I got a regular haircut, with a sheriff mustache, and mutton chops. Along with that attractive look, I have some renown in the world, so the women are swooning over me. But back off ladies, I took a wife! (and those wedding rings are freaking expensive!) Though that doesn't preclude me from taking a wife in another area of the world  .
My house and wife are in Bowerstone, but I find Oakvale to be a little more interesting. Perhaps that is because that's the last place I was, or maybe because of the ties to the beginning of the game, or the great merchants (best in the game so far!), but Oakvale is fun. Though a Manoral House there is 5000 gold! To rich for my blood so far!
I also like some of the mini games. Fishing is very fun and I do it whenever I can... it gets to me something to eat during battles and I enjoy it. Showing the trophy to everyone is sometimes annoying, however. Though if it leads to more renown, I'm for it . And I've just started the digging for buried treasure, though that's because I was told where to dig .
I'm about 6 hours in the game have apparently have done 7 main quest and 7 minor quests. Though the main story is really beginning to kick in now. I've apparently had sex 4 times with the wife (only way to have sex in the game) and kicked a chicken 4.1... feet/yards/whatever measurement.
I was tired of being called 'Chicken Chaser', so after like 80 gold, I'm now 'Sabre'. Not great, but much better than Chicken Chaser. I appreciate being called Sabre when I run past villigers .
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